Biology:Aleuron iphis
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | A. iphis
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| Aleuron iphis (Walker, 1856)[1]
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Aleuron iphis is a moth of the family Sphingidae.[2] It was described by Francis Walker in 1856
Distribution
Is found from Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica to Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil .
Description
The wingspan is 52–57 mm.
Female dorsal e
(coll.MHNT)
Female ventral
(coll.MHNT)
Biology
- Adults are on wing from at least July to January in Costa Rica.[3]
- The larvae feed on Tetracera volubilis, Curatella americana and probably other Dilleniaceae species.
References
- ↑ "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20121109030029/http://www.cate-sphingidae.org/taxonomy/Aleuron/iphis.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ Markku Savela (2008-07-07). "Aleuron". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/bombycoidea/sphingidae/macroglossinae/aleuron/index.html. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "silkmoths". Silkmoths.bizland.com. 2011-02-18. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20121008104118/http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/aiphis.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q605158 entry
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